Where does “ormepadde” come from?

ormepadde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål padde, from Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic paddǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bed-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

ormepadde (Norwegian Bokmål): Any of the species of caecilian; Gymnophiona

Definitions

  1. Any of the species of caecilian; Gymnophiona

Ancestry of “ormepadde”, step by step

ormepadde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål padde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpaddea toad
2Old Norsepaddatoad
3Proto-Germanicpaddǭtoad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbed-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Norwegian Bokmål orm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorma snake; a worm
2Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
3Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic paddǭ →